Group 1 Report INITIAL PROCLAMATION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

SENT BY GOD/HOLY SPIRIT “No one can come to me unless the Father draws him.” (John 6:44) The going around by Jesus is the initiative of the Father The Holy Spirit leads the early Christian community

INITIATE Jesus went to the homes, villages and cities TO MEET THE PEOPLE in their ordinary life (Matthew 9:35) St. Paul went to the “crossroads” (big cities where intellectuals gathered (Roman 15:19-20); Athens (Acts 17:16-34) “They found favor with all the people” (Acts 2:47) Living witness of the good news

RELATE “Come and see” is an invitation to a personal experience…”to stay with him” (John 1:39) To show his love and compassion in the different needs of the people (“ambiguities, sufferings and diseases”) “The witness of life and love” of the early Christian communities

PROPAGATE Conversion from former way of life to new life of faith like in Nicodemus (John 3:1-42), Royal official (John 4:43-54), Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) The Samaritan woman led others to Jesus (John 4:5-42) “A chain reaction of attraction and the circle of Jesus’ disciples widens” A “path” that invites a life journey